Cliff Nazarro
Clifford Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961 ) was an American double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in films such as You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Swivel Tongue with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, In Old Colorado (1941) as Nosey Haskins with William Boyd, and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942) as Barney Google. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 31, 1904 (New Haven), Died February 18, 1961
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist, composer, speaker, author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BSHQ-72837 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Is I in love? I is | Cliff Nazarro ; Roane's Pennsylvanians ; Snowball | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and vocal chorus | vocalist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-72838 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Good-bye blues | Roane's Pennsylvanians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and vocal chorus | vocalist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-72840 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Charlie two-step | Williams' Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-72841 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Cast your sins away | Roane's Pennsylvanians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BSHQ-72842 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Sleep, come on and take me | Williams' Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-042675 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | I'll remember | Cliff Nazarro | Comic monologue, with organ | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-042676 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | How to learn to tap dance | Cliff Nazarro | Comic monologue with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-073478 | 10-in. | 3/25/1942 | News of the world | Cliff Nazarro | Comic monologue | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BS-073479 | 10-in. | 3/25/1942 | You go your way (And I'll go crazy) | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 141210 | 10-in. | 10/29/1925 | Headin' for Louisville | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 141213 | 10-in. | 10/29/1925 | I wonder where my baby is to-night | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 141504 | 10-in. | 1/16/1926 | You ought to see what's waiting for me | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 141505 | 10-in. | 1/16/1926 | Why don't you marry the girl? | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 142661 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Susie's "feller" | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 142662 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Gone again gal | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nazarro, Cliff," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112640.
Nazarro, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112640.
"Nazarro, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Nazarro, Cliff, 1904-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005003620
Wikidata: Cliff Nazarro - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5132709
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63733742
ISNI: 0000 0000 4452 9038 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000044529038
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